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2024	Critical data studies Rob Kitchin published 'Critical data studies: an A to Z guide to concepts and methods', providing a comprehensive reference for the field.
June 14 2024	Accelerationism United States Department of State designates Nordic Resistance Movement and its leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT)
2023	Censorship of school curricula in the United States Republican state senator Clay Yarborough proposed an expansion of the bill to prohibit teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, with DeSantis signaling support for potential signing if the bill passes the legislature.
September 2023	2020s critical race theory controversies An Employment Tribunal ruled that opposition to critical race theory, specifically when supporting Martin Luther King's racial attitudes, constitutes a philosophical belief protected under the Equality Act 2010.
January 25 2023	2020s critical race theory controversies Representative Caroline van der Plas made a statement in a debate regarding critical race theory.
2022	2020s critical race theory controversies Ibram X. Kendi publishes 'How to Be an Antiracist', documenting the origins of No Left Turn in Education and Fishbein's activism against school curriculum.
2022	2020s critical race theory controversies Glenn Youngkin was elected governor of Virginia, campaigning against critical race theory.
2022	2020s critical race theory controversies Jim Pillen won the Nebraska Republican gubernatorial primary by campaigning against critical race theory.
2022	2020s critical race theory controversies On his first day as governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin signed executive orders barring the teaching of critical race theory in public schools.
2022	Accelerationism Juraj Krajčík commits the Bratislava shooting at a gay bar, influenced by Tarrant and Earnest
2022	Censorship of school curricula in the United States Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, prohibiting discussion of LGBTQ topics from kindergarten to third grade.
September 2022	Censorship of school curricula in the United States Youngkin's parent tip line for reporting critical race theory violations was quietly shut down after receiving very little volume.
June 16 2022	2020s critical race theory controversies ProPublica and Frontline published an article detailing how anti-CRT White parents in the Cherokee County School District successfully targeted and forced the resignation of Cecelia Lewis, a Black educator hired for a diversity, equity, and inclusion administrative position.
April 2022	2020s critical race theory controversies Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed bills banning critical race theory, claiming to protect parents' rights and prevent classroom 'indoctrination'.
February 2022	2020s critical race theory controversies Some Christian pastors in Texas began speaking out against what they called a 'far-right playbook' targeting public schools over Critical Race Theory.
February 2022	2020s critical race theory controversies James A. Lindsay published 'Race Marxism: The Truth About Critical Race Theory and Practice', a book critically examining and challenging critical race theory.
January 2022	2020s critical race theory controversies French Minister of Education Jean-Michel Blanquer publicly criticized critical race theory, calling for a 'combat against an intellectual frame originating from American universities' that he believed essentializes communities and identities, contradicting the French republican model of citizenship.
January 15 2022	Censorship of school curricula in the United States Governor Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order banning critical race theory in Virginia schools upon his inauguration.
2021	2020s critical race theory controversies In the Netherlands, 34 out of 150 ministers in the house of representatives supported removing critical race theory from the curriculum.
2021	2020s critical race theory controversies Evangelist Josh McDowell cited critical race theory as the 'first global epidemic' in an American Association of Christian Counselors talk, stating his belief that minorities do not have equal opportunities.
2021	2020s critical race theory controversies Conservative groups intensified efforts to ban Critical Race Theory in public schools across the United States, with a focus on school board meetings.
2021	2020s critical race theory controversies The Economist published a YouGov poll revealing that 50% of Americans believed they understood critical race theory, with most viewing it negatively.
2021	2020s critical race theory controversies A Reuters national opinion survey found that 57% of American adults were not familiar with critical race theory (CRT).
2021	2020s critical race theory controversies Christopher Rufo, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, actively criticizes Critical Race Theory, describing it as anti-American and an 'existential threat to the United States'.
2021	Censorship of school curricula in the United States Multiple state legislatures introduced bills to restrict teaching of certain concepts like critical race theory (CRT) and sexism in public schools. 14 states passed such bills, all with Republican-majority legislatures and Republican governors.
2021	Critical race theory Encyclopaedia Britannica described CRT as an 'intellectual and social movement' examining race as a socially constructed category used to oppress people of colour.
2021	Critical race theory Khiara Bridges defined critical race theory as an 'intellectual movement', 'body of scholarship', and 'analytical toolset for interrogating the relationship between law and racial inequality'.
December 2021	2020s critical race theory controversies Texas House Bill 3979, authored by Senator Bryan Hughes, became law, limiting how schools can teach about race and racism, and prohibiting the use of the 1619 Project in coursework.
November 2021	Censorship of school curricula in the United States Glenn Youngkin was elected Governor of Virginia, making education and banning critical race theory a core part of his political platform.
September 1 2021	2020s critical race theory controversies James Whitfield, the first Black principal of Colleyville Heritage High School, was suspended for allegedly promoting Critical Race Theory, which he repeatedly denied.
August 2021	2020s critical race theory controversies Tom Cotton successfully passed an amendment to the budget reconciliation package prohibiting federal funds for CRT promotion in Pre-K and K-12 schools, with a 50-49 vote.
July 2021	2020s critical race theory controversies Stetson Clark accused James Whitfield of promoting Critical Race Theory at a school board meeting, with some attendees calling to fire him.
July 2021	2020s critical race theory controversies Senator Tom Cotton introduced the Stop CRT Act to prohibit federal funding for critical race theory promotion.
June 2021	2020s critical race theory controversies The Australian Senate approved a motion by right-wing senator Pauline Hanson calling for the federal government to reject Critical Race Theory (CRT), despite CRT not being included in the national curriculum.
June 2021	2020s critical race theory controversies Fox News network mentioned 'critical race theory' a record high of 901 times, indicating an intense media focus on the topic.
June 2021	Censorship of school curricula in the United States Professional organizations, including the American Association of University Professors and PEN America, released a joint statement opposing legislation restricting teaching about race and gender.
June 10 2021	2020s critical race theory controversies Florida Board of Education unanimously voted to ban critical race theory in public schools, urged by Governor Ron DeSantis.
June 10 2021	Censorship of school curricula in the United States Florida State Board of Education unanimously voted to ban critical race theory in public schools at the urging of Governor Ron DeSantis.
May 2021	Censorship of school curricula in the United States Tennessee House Bill 580 was passed, prohibiting the teaching of 14 concepts surrounding race and gender discrimination, including systemic racism.
May 4 2021	2020s critical race theory controversies Idaho Governor Brad Little signed the anti-critical race theory bill into law, making Idaho the first state to ban CRT.
May 4 2021	Censorship of school curricula in the United States Idaho bill banning critical race theory was signed into law by Governor Brad Little.
April 2021	2020s critical race theory controversies Idaho Legislature introduced a bill to ban educational entities from teaching or advocating 'sectarianism', including critical race theory and social justice programs.
April 2021	Censorship of school curricula in the United States Idaho legislature introduced a bill to ban educational entities from teaching or advocating critical race theory or social justice programs.
February 2021	2020s critical race theory controversies William A. Jacobson launched an online database tracking colleges teaching 'critical race training', aimed at helping parents identify and potentially avoid such institutions.
January 2021	2020s critical race theory controversies Republican-backed bills began to be introduced in multiple states to restrict teaching about race, ethnicity, and slavery in public schools, including Idaho, Iowa, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.
January 21 2021	2020s critical race theory controversies President Joe Biden dissolved the 1776 Commission through an executive order on his first day in office.
January 18 2021	2020s critical race theory controversies The 1776 Report was submitted as a 41-page 'national plan' for 'patriotic education', critiquing critical race theory and the 1619 Project.
2020	2020s critical race theory controversies Six Southern Baptist Convention presidents declared critical race theory incompatible with the SBC's statement of faith, leading to several pastors leaving the organization.
2020	Critical data studies Catherine D'Ignazio and Lauren F. Klein published seven intersectional feminist principles for equitable and actionable COVID-19 data, expanding critical data studies' approach to data analysis.
2020	Critical race theory Conservative US lawmakers initiate efforts to ban or restrict the teaching of Critical Race Theory in primary and secondary schools, as well as in federal agency training programs.
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Critical theory

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Frankfurt School

Jürgen Habermas

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